Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

Radio 4,25 Aug 2023,14 mins

Madwoman's Milk by Louise Kennedy

Short Works

Available for over a year

An original short story commissioned for BBC Radio 4 from the award-winning author of Trespasses, set on the northwest coast of Ireland. A gardener is faced with hostility and scorn from a new client, until a moment of shattering vulnerability brings understanding... Reader: Liam O'Brien Writer: Louise Kennedy is the award-winning author of Trespasses, her debut novel, as well as a collection of short stories, The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac. She grew up near Belfast but now lives in Sligo, Ireland, and worked as a chef for almost thirty years before becoming a writer. Producer: Justine Willett

Programme Website
More episodes